Ballads of the Hills and Plains

Studio album by Hank Williams, Jr.

Released

September 1965

Recorded

July 1965; Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville

MGM

Jim Vienneau

Hank Williams, Jr. chronology

Father & Son
(1965)

Ballads of the Hills and Plains
(1965)

Blues My Name
(1966)

Ballads of the Hills and Plains is an album by American country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, Jr. The album was issued by MGM Records as number E/SE 4316.

Track listing

Side One

"The River" (Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery) - 2:53
"Doc Holiday" (John Paulovic) - 2:09
"Cowpoke" (Tillman Franks, David Houston) - 2:06
"Blood's Thicker Than Water" (Danny Dill, Wayne P. Walker) - 2:32
"The Blizzard" (Harlan Howard) - 3:24
"Stampede" (Jim Dale, Frances Paulin) - 2:40

Side Two

"The Rainmaker" (Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery) - 2:34
"Streets of Laredo" (Traditional) - 4:04
"Black Lightning" (Hester) - 2:56
"Big Twenty" (Dillis) - 2:00
"The Eyes of Death" (Danny Dill) - 2:42
"I'm Afraid" (Allen Nelson, Carolyn Stringer) - 2:17

Personnel

Hank Williams, Jr.- guitar, vocals

Hank Williams, Jr. & the Cheatin' Hearts

Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton - guitar
Bob Moore - bass
Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
The Jordanaires - vocal accompaniment

External links

Hank Williams, Jr's Official Website

Hank Williams, Jr.

Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams, Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter, Jr. Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams, Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits Vol. II Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams, Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection

Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)

Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)

Related articles	Discography MGM Records Elektra Records Warner Bros. Records Curb Records Audrey Williams Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story

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